LDS History using only LDS Sources

In October 2014, Elder Neil L. Andersen said:
We might remind the sincere inquirer that Internet information does not have a “truth” filter. Some information, no matter how convincing, is simply not true.
While acknowledging the irony of starting a Mormon history blog in response to that statement, this project is an attempt to create an easy-to-use list of some of the events in LDS history that have caused questions or concerns. Linking to LDS sources allows people to read about them but in an official/approved environment rather than feeling a need to go to other places on the internet.

Elder Andersen also said:
We might remind the inquirer that some information about Joseph, while true, may be presented completely out of context to his own day and situation.
By linking directly to LDS sources it gives the reader the opportunity to read the information in the context the church considers reasonable and fair.

Source in this article:

  1. Neil L. Andersen, Joseph Smith, General Conference October 2014
    https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/joseph-smith?lang=eng

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